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Swedish zoo locates venomous snake in roof after 'Houdini' escape
On Friday staff had located but had yet to recapture the king cobra which escaped through a light fitting last weekend.
Thousands call on TUI to stop selling ‘cruel’ captive dolphin trips
More than 60,000 people have signed a petition urging the travel company to follow the example of TripAdvisor and Expedia.
Could cloning save this endangered horse species from extinction?
This cloned Przewalski's horse might help save his species.
Slovakia on alert after escaped tiger from Ukraine seen in park
The young tiger escaped from a private breeder in the Ukrainian town of Strychava.
Worker gored to death by large antelope at Swedish animal park
The incident occurred late on Sunday at the Oland Animal and Entertainment Park.
Meet the woman risking her life to save animals in Ukraine
Natalia Popova has been travelling to the frontlines in Ukraine to rescue wild animals and pets from the dangers of war.
The March of the Penguins at San Francisco Zoo
It is one of the most popular events at the San Francisco Zoo. The year's new batch of penguin chicks waddle their way past hundreds of excited guests, before ceremoniously taking their first swim at their new home on Penguin Island.
First medical exam for three baby lynx in France
Three female lynx, born on 18. May, undergo their first medical examination and are fitted with an electronic identification chip at the Sainte-Croix animal park in Rhodes, in France's northeast.
These nearly-extinct birds are returning to the wild after 20 years
A team of international experts is experimenting with something that has never been done before: successfully re-introducing a nearly-extinct bird species into the wild.
Can freezing jaguar ears stop the species from going extinct forever?
Scientists are banking the cells of animals that die at Chester Zoo - though they hope to never need them.
Should Happy the elephant have the same legal rights as a human?
Animal rights group the Nonhuman Rights Project is appealing to New York’s top court over the issue.
These artworks will make you think twice before going to the zoo
Eduardo Srur's works question the cruelty of animals trapped for human entertainment.
Wildlife report details 'horrifying' suffering of elephants in zoos
Nearly half of the world's zoo elephants are in Europe, but the Born Free Foundation says evidence shows they suffer terribly in captivity and many die young.
Stop showing our gorilla selfies, says Chicago zoo
Showing Amare the gorilla phone selfies has amused some guests, but Lincoln Park Zoo warns it could have severe consequences.
Watch animals at London Zoo eggsplore their Easter treats
The Zoological Society of London prepared some Easter treats for the animals in its zoo to find.
4,000 animals are caught in the crossfire at Ukraine’s biggest zoo
The animals are threatened by bombs every day in this southern Ukrainian city.